Gardening!

[nyreak]

So, I finally gave in and decided to let someone else clear out my flower beds. I tried, I really did, but the flower bed is so huge and was so overgrown that I just couldn't tackle it myself. I made Ken call to get them to come out for the estimate, because I hate talking on the phone to people that I don't know. They came out, said $225, I hired

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[nyreak]

Camellias: That's why I haven't bought one yet. The kind we had at our first house were very tree like, with a tall thin trunk and a sort of ball of branches up at the top (around 5 or so feet tall). I really liked that, and actually think it would be nice over there, with some lower flowers down in front. The trick is making sure I know how far out from the window it needs to be so that I have room to maneuver behind it. The space on that side of the porch is huge, so I have a good deal of space to work with.

I actually saw some of the penta today when I was shopping, Jocelyn liked it a lot. How much sun do they need? Some parts of the front have sun in the morning and up until about 1, and a few areas have it a little bit later than that. I'm definitely all about low-maintenance, and the butterflies and hummingbirds. So I'll definitely look into those!

I only bought gardenias (4) and lantanas (2) today. I'll plant those and probably just a few more of the things that will be (hopefully) permanent for now, and then figure out what else to do. I picked up a flower book from the library today so I can do more research before making big decisions. :)

[kalanthe]

Pentas do well with lots of sunshine, but they're supposed to take partial shade as well. I was wondering how the shade went at your house with what times. Sounds like the perfect schedule for gardenias. You probably wouldn't want the pentas in the inner corner, but they might work on the side with the liriope.